PODAR PEARL SCHOOL

(Under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education,

Qatar)

HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

1. Which of the following reactions is a halogenated exchange reaction:

2. 1,2-Dichloroethane is heated with KOH (1 mole) in ethanol. The major product formed
is :
(a) Acetylene
(b) Vinyl chloride
(c) 2-Chloroethanol
(d) Ethylene glycol

3. (i) Write the structure of 1-chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane.

(ii) Why is sulphuric acid not used during the reactions of alcohols with KI ?

4. (i) Arrange the following in increasing order of their boiling points :

1-chloropropane, 2-chloropropane, 1-chlorobutane

(ii) What is an ambident nucleophile ? Give one example.

5. (i) Why do tertiary alkyl halides undergo SN1 reaction at a faster rate ?
 (ii) Define Enantiomers.
(iii) Why is chloroform stored in dark coloured air tight bottles ?

6. (i) Write the major alkene that would be formed by dehydrohalogenation of 2-

Bromopentane.

(ii) Which would undergo SN2 reaction at a faster rate and why ?

(iii) Why is chlorobenzene less reactive towards nucleophilic

substitution reaction?

7. What happens when ]:

(a) Isopropyl chloride is treated with Na in dry ether?
(b) Ethyl chloride is treated with AgCN?
8. (b) Out of chlorobenzene and p-nitrochlorobenzene which is more reactive towards
nucleophilic substitution reaction and why?
(c) Out of 2-Bromopentane and 1-Bromopentane which one is optically active and why?
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